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The aim is to use the technology to track daily patient data and “plan interventional strategies in real-time to avoid complications of the disease,” according to findings from the Future Economy Lab workshop.

US-based diabetes software app, Glooko has announced a partnership with the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) / Diabetes Technology Network (DTN), to launch an online medical education programme for clinicians who treat people with diabetes in the UK.

Software company Genpact UK has been paid £1.5m for an AI tool that will be used to process the adverse reactions of the COVID-19 vaccines.  

Dr Rahul Goyal, Consultant Family Medicine, Abu Dhabi and SVP Clinical Engagement and Adoption at Malaffi, will be speaking at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Digital Health Conference & Exhibition on 29 November – 2 December, 2020.

The software glitch is the latest in a long line of tech issues to have affected the UK contact tracing app. 

Global health leaders debated over the role and potential contribution of technologies in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak during a panel discussion entitled: ‘How can digital tools help tackle a pandemic?’ at the Barcelona Health Summit, which was held last week (29 October 2020).

Also, Swiss medtech company launches COVID-19 antibody test.

HealthcareITNews takes this month to celebrate the contributions from digital tech leaders across the UK and Europe, while also reflecting on why black patients are more likely than white patients to use digital health tech 

New research released by vHealth shows that residents in the Gulf country are embracing telemedicine, with the company reporting a 500% increase in the use of its telehealth app between March and September 2020, compared to the same period last year.

The healthcare industry has a golden opportunity to consolidate the advances achieved in digital health and virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic.